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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Kniwt on September 28, 2009, 12:37:42 AM
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There was an announcement at the end of this week's show, and the ITV website confirms it:
http://www.itv.com/beontv/thecube/default.html (http://\"http://www.itv.com/beontv/thecube/default.html\")
The show didn't mention the 2010 part, but there's this note on the website: "The closing date for applications is 6pm on 31 December 2009."
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Think goodness that it is coming back for another series. Hopefully, they manage to come up with new games.
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[quote name=\'Darion Blackwood Daniel\' post=\'227068\' date=\'Sep 28 2009, 04:35 PM\']Hopefully, they manage to come up with new games.[/quote]One newspaper account says that the producers have sixty games to pick from. I have little reason to disbelieve that, but I wonder why we've only seen two dozen or so.
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Simple games that take on epic proportions...
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a179571/h...ing-to-nbc.html (http://\"http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a179571/housework-gameshow-heading-to-nbc.html\")
"Of course you've done washing up before, but can you do it inside... THE CUBE?"
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I still think CBS or Fox will pick this show up- especially if Perfect 10 does reasonably well....
\The question is, if Fox picks it up, which "Perfect 10" will they use for The Body?
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Well, it looks like you're all in luck, FOX has picked up The Cube:
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/interna...5006291.article (http://\"http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/international/all3-launches-major-us-push/5006291.article\")
Sounds like the Brit production team will be making it as well, so there's less chance of you stuffing it up.
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Absolutely tremendous.
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Wow, I may actually start watching FOX again.
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Can we hope they decide to put this in the post American Idol slot? There should be enough time to get everything ready for airing ...
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[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' post=\'227310\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 05:20 AM\']Sounds like the Brit production team will be making it as well, so there's less chance of you stuffing it up.[/quote]
You are seriously underestimating our ability to screw things us.
/Heh, nice typo.
//Amusing enough to keep it there, imo.
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[quote name=\'Brig Bother\' post=\'227310\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 03:20 AM\']Sounds like the Brit production team will be making it as well, so there's less chance of you stuffing it up.[/quote]
Poorly made promos -- which, presumably, are beyond the control of Objective Productions -- could "stuff it up" in no time flat.
"See the million-dollar game that all of America will be talking about tomorrow! Can John beat The Cube in its biggest challenge yet?"
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Ha ha ha, I forgot about hilarious FOX promos.
Yes, may as well write it off now :)
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I will be interested to see who they pick to host this- I'd imagine Fox would give MLW a call (and he might work)...Or perhaps a bit of an unknown. Too bad Phillip Schofield will probably be too busy in the UK between his talkshow and his other ITV shows (He'd probably be hosting Dancing on Ice around the time I think Fox would want to premiere it)- I think he could translate very well over here...
\And you know Fox will highlight "The Body"....
\\Just so long as it's like the UK one- a brunette with a white and red tracksuit and a silver mask. If Fox has a blonde with a black and blue tracksuit and a gold mask, it'll be the "Anti-Body"....
\\\I've been wanting to post that pun somewhere for weeks...
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Unless anyone has other mitigating evidence, I think Kniwt gets credit for being the first on this board to associate this show with FOX in the same sentence here. (http://\"http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=18602&view=findpost&p=223814\")
And full credit for the vision that this WOULD be a FOX show I say goes to tvmitch for this post. (http://\"http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=18602&view=findpost&p=223967\")
And if Mitch's vision of the show comes to fruition, I am going to want him to give me some lotto numbers.
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[quote name=\'weaklink75\' post=\'227315\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 08:16 AM\']Can we hope they decide to put this in the post American Idol slot? There should be enough time to get everything ready for airing ...[/quote]
American Idol maybe, but seeing rumor on the street is that Simon Cowell is set to announce that FOX has signed a new contract with him to not only stay on AI, but bring over X-Factor as well, I see this show being paired with X-Factor to start.
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This is a lot of fuss for what is, basically, Big Money Beat the Clock.
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[quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'227394\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 04:33 PM\']American Idol maybe, but seeing rumor on the street is that Simon Cowell is set to announce that FOX has signed a new contract with him to not only stay on AI, but bring over X-Factor as well, I see this show being paired with X-Factor to start.[/quote]
Question for the Brit posters: How exactly is "X Factor" different from "(Country) Idol"?
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[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'227395\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 05:34 PM\']This is a lot of fuss for what is, basically, Big Money Beat the Clock.[/quote]
Then let's hope a network doesn't decide to resurrect Double Dare and add a million dollar tournament to the obsticle course, or else we are all in big trouble.
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[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'227397\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 05:37 PM\'][quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'227394\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 04:33 PM\']American Idol maybe, but seeing rumor on the street is that Simon Cowell is set to announce that FOX has signed a new contract with him to not only stay on AI, but bring over X-Factor as well, I see this show being paired with X-Factor to start.[/quote]
Question for the Brit posters: How exactly is "X Factor" different from "(Country) Idol"?
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I have seen bits and pieces on the interwebs, but it seems X-Factor is like America's/Britain's Got Talent, but without the Gong Show meets (Insert territory here) Idol meets Showtime At the Apollo atmosphere. Please correct me if I appear to be incorrect.
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[quote name=\'J.R.\' post=\'227397\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 10:37 PM\'][quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'227394\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 04:33 PM\']American Idol maybe, but seeing rumor on the street is that Simon Cowell is set to announce that FOX has signed a new contract with him to not only stay on AI, but bring over X-Factor as well, I see this show being paired with X-Factor to start.[/quote]
Question for the Brit posters: How exactly is "X Factor" different from "(Country) Idol"?
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Similar at the start - auditions, boot camp etc. Each act is effectively "mentored" by one of the judges with each judge taking a category. The acts are split into three or four categories (currently 16-24 yr old girls, 16-24 yr old boys, over 25s and groups). The bottom two each week sing off and the judges decide between them who goes. Adding a fourth judge for this made this a bit more difficult, so if the judges votes tie then it goes back to the viewer vote. Judges rarely vote to send their own act home, obviously, unless both the bottom two are mentored by one judge. DRAMA.
Actually, the biggest difference is Simon Cowell owns the X Factor format so he makes more money.
It's not really been all that successful in places Simon Cowell isn't a judge, perhaps interestingly.
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[quote name=\'Jumpondees\' post=\'227399\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 10:47 PM\']I have seen bits and pieces on the interwebs, but it seems X-Factor is like America's/Britain's Got Talent, but without the Gong Show meets (Insert territory here) Idol meets Showtime At the Apollo atmosphere. Please correct me if I appear to be incorrect.[/quote]
And actually this year in response to the enormous success of Britain's Got Talent, auditions were held in packed theatres and arenas in a move that nobody watching really liked but SImon Cowell insists is a good idea.
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[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'227395\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 02:34 PM\']This is a lot of fuss for what is, basically, Big Money Beat the Clock.[/quote]
Have you watched it, or are you just going on what other people have said about it?
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[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'227395\' date=\'Oct 1 2009, 05:34 PM\']This is a lot of fuss for what is, basically, Big Money Beat the Clock.[/quote]Well, fairly basic formats with a twist have a history of doing well here. Hangman. Tic Tac Toe (in two different ways). Multiple-choice quiz. A&Q.
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Ripped from my comment @ Buzzerblog regarding the Cube, here's how I'd like to see the Cube run:
1. Money Tree: $2k, $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k, $250k, $500k; keeps the money from going too high too fast and leaves open the chance of a special final high difficulty challenge for $1m.
2. Host: This may be the oddball pick, but I'm going with John DeLancie; better known as Star Trek's Q. Given the atmosphere The Cube creates, there is a, pardon the pun, omnipotence about it, and who better to host it than one who has played an omnipotent being? That and I believe John's Q-like anecdotes will keep the presence of the game mysterious, exciting, shrewd when necessary, and still very entertaining.
3. For the Voice: My initial reaction was Pat Kiernan (the questioner from Grand Slam, et al); but something tells me his voice may have to be distorted to be more ominous. Perhaps another person will take the spot, but as of now, that's who I'd like to see be the Voice.
4. The Body: Initial reaction: Either Kari Byron from Mythbusters or Morgan Webb from G4. However, if a buxom model must be used, at least get one that is into these sorts of games. No name comes to mind as of now, but I'm sure one will pop out.
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[quote name=\'ethanmx2\' post=\'227506\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 01:52 AM\']2. Host: This may be the oddball pick, but I'm going with John DeLancie; better known as Star Trek's Q.[/quote]
God help me, assuming he has any kind of hosting chops at all, I like this.
4. The Body: Initial reaction: Either Kari Byron from Mythbusters or Morgan Webb from G4. However, if a buxom model must be used, at least get one that is into these sorts of games. No name comes to mind as of now, but I'm sure one will pop out.
You get Kari or Morgan in that gig and I assure you something will INDEED pop out. :)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'227507\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 04:54 AM\']
4. The Body: Initial reaction: Either Kari Byron from Mythbusters or Morgan Webb from G4. However, if a buxom model must be used, at least get one that is into these sorts of games. No name comes to mind as of now, but I'm sure one will pop out.
You get Kari or Morgan in that gig and I assure you something will INDEED pop out. :)
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Whatever happened to Scottie from Mythbusters? She was hot-hot-HOT! (So is Kari, but they're different kinds of hot.)
And speaking of the build team, anyone else notice Grant's teeth mysteriously straightening during his tenure?
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[quote name=\'ethanmx2\' post=\'227506\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 04:52 AM\']4. The Body: Initial reaction: Either Kari Byron from Mythbusters or Morgan Webb from G4. However, if a buxom model must be used, at least get one that is into these sorts of games. No name comes to mind as of now, but I'm sure one will pop out.[/quote]
As much as I like this idea, I sense you're not getting Kari or Morgan on that show with their faces masked.
[quote name=\'dale_grass\' post=\'227512\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 10:01 AM\']Whatever happened to Scottie from Mythbusters? She was hot-hot-HOT! (So is Kari, but they're different kinds of hot.)[/quote]
Scottie doesn't do much for me. On the other hand, the things Kari could do to me...>:-)
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'227507\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 04:54 AM\'][quote name=\'ethanmx2\' post=\'227506\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 01:52 AM\']2. Host: This may be the oddball pick, but I'm going with John DeLancie; better known as Star Trek's Q.[/quote]
God help me, assuming he has any kind of hosting chops at all, I like this.\
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I think he'd be a good choice for the voice of The Cube as well. It would be more snarky and superior than ominous, but it would work.
Going into the realm of "people already employed by Fox", Mark Thompson would do pretty well as the voice of the cube, especially if he does the same flat, very deep tone that he used on the voice overs for Greed.
I mostly hope that they get the right host - you do need someone who seems to be the cube's intellectual equal. One of the things I never thought about until now but really appreciate about Philip Schofield is that he doesn't treat the statistics about the game as just numbers to be read off before getting to the "Will (s)he risk it or not?" suspense.
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[quote name=\'Unrealtor\' post=\'227558\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 06:57 PM\']Going into the realm of "people already employed by Fox", Mark Thompson would do pretty well as the voice of the cube, especially if he does the same flat, very deep tone that he used on the voice overs for Greed.[/quote]
Going off the board, Burton Richardson in his Russian Roulette mode.
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I don't know that I can trust most of the current hosts anymore. Plus anyone can do demostrations so that is no problem. But this needs to be syndicated to make it better. The only two amount that should change are to bottom to $2,000 and $5,000.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'227507\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 02:54 AM\'][quote name=\'ethanmx2\' post=\'227506\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 01:52 AM\']2. Host: This may be the oddball pick, but I'm going with John DeLancie; better known as Star Trek's Q.[/quote]
God help me, assuming he has any kind of hosting chops at all, I like this.
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Well if any of you remember correctly. Q actually did do hosting duties on the computer game Star Trek: The Game Show. Though he was in character, the superiority aura given out could easily be placed on The Cube. Almost as if John could be the human representation of The Cube.
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[quote name=\'Darion Blackwood Daniel\' post=\'227573\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 08:53 PM\']I don't know that I can trust most of the current hosts anymore.[/quote]
After all they've done to you, it's understandable.
[quote name=\'Darion Blackwood Daniel\' post=\'227573\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 08:53 PM\']Plus anyone can do demostrations so that is no problem.[/quote]
A 7th-grader fresh off of a science fair should suffice, assuming there's money in the budget for baking soda and vinegar.
[quote name=\'Darion Blackwood Daniel\' post=\'227573\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 08:53 PM\']But this needs to be syndicated to make it better.[/quote]
Syndication yields awesomeness. This is, I believe, the first rule of television.
[quote name=\'Darion Blackwood Daniel\' post=\'227573\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 08:53 PM\']The only two amount that should change are to bottom to to $2,000 and $5,000.[/quote]
To, too, and two. And "the", apparently. And my, but... oh, I forget how it goes.
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[quote name=\'Sodboy13\' post=\'227589\' date=\'Oct 3 2009, 09:23 PM\']Syndication yields awesomeness. This is, I believe, the first rule of television.[/quote]NO WAI! Network or nothin'!
As fun as it is to speculate with the voices and the money, all I care about is that the show remain intact during the transoceanic trip.